Incantations
Music: Traditional, Composition: Ashagal Old High German Text (from medieval charm: Merseberger Zaubersprüche (Merseberg Incantations) Out into the woods Rode Wotan and Phol, Until, then, a fall Sprained the foot of Baldr’s foal. So Sinthgunt, Sunna’s sister, And Frija, Volla’s sister, And Wotan, and Wotan, Conjured thus this charm: “Sose benrenki, Sose bluotrenki, Sose lidirenki: Ben zi bena, Bluot si bluoda, Lid zi geliden Sose gelimda sin!” |
English Translation (by Sierra Fox) “Be it bone-sprain, Be it blood-sprain, Be it limb sprain: Bone to bone, Blood to blood, Limb to limb, So may they be mended!” |